Esther Loi

Esther joined The Straits Times in 2023. She writes about developments in the land transport, aviation and maritime sectors, and how they impact the man in the street. With a keen interest in community issues, she hopes to tell stories that matter to readers.

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From mid-December, 5 new bus services will connect residents in north-east to the city

ST20251023-202588400444-Lim Yaohui-pixgeneric/ Generic photograph of vehicles travelling in the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) with buildings in the Marina Bay Financial Centre and Central Business District on Oct 23, 2025. Can be used for stories on transport, COE, car, bus, fare, money, population, property, land, commercial, office, invest, budget, income, bank, finance, financial, CBD, URA, population, economy, and development. (ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Community hospital uses old MRT train carriage, public bus and taxi for patients’ rehabilitation

Galvin Tan, senior occupational therapist (left) and Keen Austria, senior physiotherapist with the decommissioned taxi and bus that are used to train caregivers and patients at St. Andrew's Community Hospital (Bedok) on Nov 17, 2025.

More MRT closures planned over longer periods for repair works: Jeffrey Siow

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Generic pix of the MRT train and public Tower Transit buses at the Yio Chu Kang MRT station, on Sep 23, 2025.

Systems to detect overheating train axle boxes to be installed across all MRT lines

Technicians performing repairs at Clementi MRT station on Sept 27, 2024, after an axle bearing failure caused a six-day disruption on the East-West Line.

Bus driver who kept calm and drove on as passenger attacked him among Transport Gold Award winners

Mr Muhammad Fawze Fazal, senior station manager at SMRT Trains; Mr Tham Kok Poi, bus captain with Tower Transit Singapore; and Mr Dandiyar Misro, senior customer service officer with SBS Transit are recipients of the Outstanding Award at the Transport Gold Awards.

New link for travel between Pulau Brani and mainland Singapore under study

The Greater Sentosa Master Plan involves redeveloping Sentosa and Pulau Brani into a tourist destination over the next two to three decades.

Bukit Panjang LRT renewal 88% done; power rail replacement slated for Q4 2026 completion

This is the first time the power rail system is being replaced since the Bukit Panjang LRT started operations in 1999.

New transport scheme for Marine Parade wheelchair users following free shuttle bus discontinuation

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People boarding the shuttle bus (from the Geylang Serai route) parked at the open carpark in front of Eunos MRT Station at 10.58am on July 17, 2024.
A follow-up to the Marine Parade shuttle bus service story. This story aims to look at how the bus service has fared one week following its July 8 launch. We are going to compare the time it takes to travel 2 routes using the shuttle bus service versus using public transport.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Punctuality, passenger impact among LTA’s new reliability indicators; 99% of trains on time in Sept

In September, 99.16 per cent of trains were on time, said LTA’s latest rail reliability report on Nov 14.

MRT reliability dips for second straight month in Sept; North-South Line the least reliable

The EWL emerged third, posting 1.7 million train-km between delays, an increase from 1.68 million train-km the previous month.

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